Let the tiny bit of cash stay with that park, the largest income generating state park most years. They'll spend the dollar amount dealing with tourists, re-routing traffic etc., during the harvest. Anybody who's ever been lucky enough to ski or hike or bicycled there might remember a couple plantation pine areas. Most likely, some natural forest succession and native vegetation generation quickly establishes itself in those harvested areas.

Any concern about this project should more properly be reserved and directed to Walker's budget which first removed public funding from the entire state park system and then removed a large contingent of scientific personnel from the DNR.

This last budget was the outrage, not ever to be forgotten, and as the real attack on public property reserved for regular citizens to maybe have a chance to enjoy. Quick search shows that would results in votes ousting a Sen Frank Lasee (R-missing from his district) and a Rep Joel Kitchens (R - Sturgeon Bay).

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James Rowen, a writer and consultant, has worked for newspapers, and as the senior Mayoral staffer, in Madison and Milwaukee, WI. This blog began on 2/2/ 2007. Posts run also at various news sites, including The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's "Purple Wisconsin."